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Trump's business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president — Donald Trump during a 2005 visit to Colorado to speak at a business convention. At his right is Felix Sater, a Russian-born real estate developer. (Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump to Travel to Texas With Torrential Rain Still in the Forecast — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday announced plans to travel to Texas on Tuesday, as millions of people there continued to battle catastrophic flooding and torrential rain that was expected to last for several more days.
Michael E. Mann:
What can we say about the role of climate change in the unprecedented disaster that is unfolding in Houston with Hurricane #Harvey? — There are certain climate change-related factors that we can, with great confidence, say worsened the flooding. — Sea level rise attributable to climate change …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Texas governor says he can't reach Houston mayor — https://www.apnews.com/4e35f72f72154e8b ab04cb45434e44fa — Link copied! — CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Harvey (all times local): — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he hasn't yet spoken …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Trump weathers his own storm after pardoning Arpaio — WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — President Trump plans to travel to Texas Tuesday as the state deals with disastrous flooding from Hurricane Harvey and rain continues to fall on the Houston area.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Cost of cleaning up Harvey will bring new test of governance for Trump and GOP
Cost of cleaning up Harvey will bring new test of governance for Trump and GOP
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The Weather Channel:
Rainfall from Harvey Could Reach 50 Inches in Some Spots, Highest Ever Recorded in Texas …
Rainfall from Harvey Could Reach 50 Inches in Some Spots, Highest Ever Recorded in Texas …
HuffPost:
Here's How To Help The Victims Of Hurricane Harvey
Here's How To Help The Victims Of Hurricane Harvey
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William Axford / Houston Chronicle:
Hurricane Harvey: How to help victims of the Texas storm
Hurricane Harvey: How to help victims of the Texas storm
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Washington Post:
Catastrophic flooding ‘beyond anything experienced’ in Houston and ‘expected to worsen’
Catastrophic flooding ‘beyond anything experienced’ in Houston and ‘expected to worsen’
Opheli Garcia Lawler / The FADER:
Here's Where You Can Donate To Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
Here's Where You Can Donate To Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
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Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right wing demonstrators in Berkeley — Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about a 100 anarchists and antifa — “anti-fascist” — barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Live coverage: Violence at Berkeley rally escalates, police make arrests — At least 14 people were arrested during a protest Sunday at Berkeley's Civic Center Park, police said. Some demonstrators exchanged blows and deployed pepper spray. Credit: Guy Wathen, Lizzie Johnson
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump vents in Oval Office, “I want tariffs. Bring me some tariffs!” — The following is a rare account of President Trump in a small Oval Office meeting, venting at senior staff for sometimes resisting his hawkish trade agenda. — This account — confirmed by sources …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's prized perk: Oval Office photo ops — Donald Trump has grown frustrated with many parts of being president. But the former showbiz star is still in love with one perk: The Oval Office photo op. — Despite the weight of multiple Russia investigations, open war with GOP leaders …
Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Exiles on Pennsylvania Avenue: How Jared and Ivanka Were Repelled by Washington's Elite — “What is off-putting about them,” one political veteran told me, “is they do not grasp their essential irrelevance. They think they are special.” — I. AIR FORCE ONE
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Todd Gitlin / New York Times:
Who's Afraid of Antifa? — During his speech in Phoenix on Tuesday night, Donald Trump spat out the nickname “antifa,” short for “anti-fascist” but also a reference to a particular strand of aggressive left-wing activism. In Mr. Trump's telling, the presence of antifa activists during …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fascism, American Style
Fascism, American Style
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Team Trump turns to Rove playbook to juice 2018 turnout — Donald Trump's White House may take a page from the Karl Rove playbook. — The administration has been in talks to put conservative initiatives on the ballot in 2018 midterm battleground states in hopes of energizing base voters dispirited …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump frustration with Tillerson rising fast — There's a ticking problem with Rex Tillerson, and it's growing louder by the day, according to officials inside and close to the White House. — President Trump has been growing increasingly frustrated with his Secretary of State.
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Conservatism Is Not A Suicide Pact — The whiny wailing and rending of garments (mostly bow ties) by the True Cons over President Trump pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio brings to mind another president's choice when a loyal supporter was the victim of a liberal witch hunt.
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
For Better or Worse, Trump and the GOP Need Each Other — The president can complain about congressional Republicans all he wants but there is no agenda without cooperation. — President Trump and his Never Trump antagonists have found something they agree on. They both want to separate Trump from the Republican Party.
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Trump expected to lift ban on military gear to local police forces — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to lift a controversial ban on the transfer of some surplus military equipment to police departments whose battlefield-style response to rioting in a St. Louis suburb three years ago prompted a halt to the program.
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will be offered the job as Uber's new CEO — The “truce” choice is likely to take it — though no one from the board of the car-hailing company has told him as yet! — The board of Uber has voted and wants Expedia Dara Khosrowshahi to be its next CEO.
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Uber Chooses Expedia's Chief as C.E.O., Ending Contentious Search
Uber Chooses Expedia's Chief as C.E.O., Ending Contentious Search
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